Manuscripts on the Microbiological Safety of Tomatoes and Related Subjects

Microbiological Safety of Tomatoes and Tomato Products:

A Bibliography

Complied by:

Robert L. Buchanan, Ph.D.

Center for Food Safety and Security Systems

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

University of Maryland

0119 Symons Hall

College Park, Maryland, USA

November 9, 2016

Z. Samish, R. Etinger-Tulczynska, and M. Bick. Microflora within healthy tomatoes. Applied Microbiology 9:20-25. 1961.

M.L. Fields. The effect of Oidium lactis on the sporulation of Bacillus coagulans in tomato juice. Applied Microbiology 10:70-73. 1962.

Z. Samish and R. Etinger-Tulczynska. Distribution of bacteria within the tissue of healthy tomatoes. Applied Microbiology 11:7-10. 1963.

S.D. Kiminos, C.E. Copeland, B. Grosiak, and B. Postic. Introduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa into a hospital via vegetables. Applied Microbiology 24:567-570. 1972.

S.K. Green, M.N. Schroth, J.J. Cho, S.D. Kominos, and V.B.l Vitanza-Jack. Agricultural plants and soil as a reservoir for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied Microbiology 28:987-991. 1974.

C.N. Huhtanen, J. Naghski, C.S. Custer, and R.W. Russell. Growth and toxin production by Clostridium botulinum in moldy tomato juice. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 32:711-715. 1976.

T.E. Odlaug and I.J. Pflug. Effect of storage time and temperature on the survival of Clostridium botulinum spores in acid media. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 34:30-33. 1977.

S.L. Rice, L.R. Beuchat, and R.E. Worthington. Patulin production by Byssochlamys spp. in fruit juices. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 34:791-796. 1977.

R.H. Segall, R.E. Henry, and A.T. Dow. Effect of dump-tank temperature on the incidence of bacterial soft rot of tomatoes. Proceedings of Florida State Horticultural Society. 90:204-205. 1977.

J. Harwig, P.M. Scott, D.R. Stoltz, and B.J. Blanchfield. Toxins of molds from decaying tomato fruit. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 38:267-274. 1979.

Odlaug, T.E. and I.J. Pflug. Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production in tomato juice containing Aspergillus gracilis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 37:496-504. 1979.

J.A. Bartz and R.K. Showalter. Infiltration of tomatoes by aqueous bacterial suspensions. Phytopathology 71:515-518. 1981.

J.A. Bartz. Infiltration of tomatoes immersed at different temperatures to different depths in suspensions of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora. Plant Disease 66:302-306. 1982.

T.J. Montville. Metabiotic effect of Bacillus licheniformis on Clostridium botulinum: Implications for home-canned tomatoes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 44:334-338. 1982.

J.E. Heisick, D.E. Wagner, M.L. Nierman, and J.T. Peeler. Listeria spp. found on fresh market produce. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 55:1925-1927. 1989.

K. Asplund and E. Nurmi. The growth of salmonellae in tomatoes. International Journal of Food Microbiology 13:177-181. 1991.

L.R. Beuchat and R.E. Brackett. Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes inoculated into raw tomatoes and processed tomato products. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 57:1367-1371. 1991.

R. Barkai-Golen, R. Padova, I. Ross, M. Lapidot, H. Davidson, and A. Copel. Combined hot water and radiation treatments to control decay of tomato fruits. Sci. Horticul 56:101-105. 1993.

C.-I. Wei, T.S. Huang, J.M. Kim, W.F. Lin, M.L. Tamplin, and J.A. Bartz. Growth and survival of Salmonella Montevideo on tomatoes and disinfection with chlorinated water. Journal of Food Protection 58:829-836. 1995.

R.-Y. Zhuang and L.R. Beuchat. Fate of Salmonella Montevideo on and in raw tomatoes as affected by temperature and treatment with chlorine. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61:2127-2131. 1995.

L.R. Beuchat. Listeria monocytogenes: Incidence on vegetables. Food Control 7:223-228. 1996.

C.-M. Lee, S.Y. Fernando, and C.-I. Wei. Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, and E. coli O157:H7 in vegetable salads. Food Control 7:135-140. 1996.

Monge, R. and Chinchilla, M. Presence of Cryptosporidium oocyts in fresh vegetables. Journal of Food Protection 59:202-203. 1996.

R.-Y. Zhuang and L.R. Beuchat. Effectiveness of trisodium phosphate for killing Salmonella Montevideo on tomatoes. Letters in Applied Microbiology 22:97-100. 1996.

R.-Y. Zhuang, L.R. Beuchat, M.S. Chinnan, R.L. Shewfelt, and Y.-W. Huang. Inactivation of Salmonella Montevideo by applying cellulose-based edible films. Journal of Food Protection 59:808-812. 1996.

G. Arroyo, P.D. Sanz, and G. Prestamo. Effect of high pressure on the reduction of microbial populations in vegetables. Journal of Applied Microbiology 82:735-742. 1997.

C.-M. Lin and C.-I. Wei. Transfer of Salmonella Montevideo onto the interior surfaces of tomatoes by cutting. Journal of Food Protection 60:858-862. 1997.

L.R. Beuchat, B.V. Nail, B.B. Adler, M.R.S. Calvero. Efficacy of spray application of chlorinated water in killing pathogenic bacteria on raw apples, tomatoes, and lettuce. Journal of Food Protection 61:1305-1311. 1998.

L.D.C. Velazquez, M.E. Escudero, M.S. Digenaro, Y.M. Decortinez, and A.M.S. De Guzman. Survival of Aeromonas hydrophila in fresh tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill) stored at different temperatures and treated with chlorine. Journal of Food Protection 61:414-418. 1998.

G. Arroyo, P.D. Sanz, and G. Prestamo. Response to high pressure, low temperature treatment in vegetables: Determination of survival rates of microbial populations using flow cytometry and detection of peroxidase activity using confocal microscopy. Journal of Applied Microbiology 86:544-556. 1999.

J.A. Bartz. Washing fresh fruits and vegetables: Lessons from treatment of tomatoes and potatoes with water. Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation 19:853-864. 1999.

C.W. Hedberg, F.J. Angulo, K.E. White, C.W. Langkop, W.L Schell, M.G. Stobierski, A. Schuchat, J.M. Besser, S. Dietrich, L. Helsel, P.M. Griffin, J.W. McFarland, M.T. Osterholm and the Investigation Team. Outbreaks of salmonellosis associated with eating uncooked tomatoes: implications for public health. Epidemiology and Infection 122:385-393. 1999.

J.M. Wells and J.E. Butterfield. Incidence of Salmonella on fresh fruits and vegetables affected by fungal rots or physical damage. Plant Disease 83:722-726. 1999.

Burnett, S.L. and L.R. Beuchat. Human pathogens associated with raw produce and unpasteurized juices, and difficulties in decontamination. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 25:281-287. 2000.

E.H. Drosinos, C. Tassou, K. Kaiomenou, and G.-J.E. Nychas. Microbiological, physioco-chemical and organoleptic attributes of a country tomato salad and fate of Salmonella Enteritidis during storage under aerobic and modified atmosphere packaging conditions at 4ºC and 10ºC. Food Control 11:131-135. 2000.

X. Guo, J. Chen, L.R. Beuchat, and R.E. Brackett. PCR detection of Salmonella enterica serotype Montevideo in and on raw tomatoes using primers derived from hilA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66:5248-5252. 2000.

Y. Hara-Kudo, M. Ikedo, H. Kodaka, H. Nakagawa, K. Goto, T. Masuda, H. Konuma, T. Kojima, and S. Kumagai. Selective enrichment with a resuscitation step for isolation of freeze-injured Escherichia coli O157:H7 from foods. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66:2866-2872. 2000.

C.M. Lin, J. Kim J, W.X. Du, and C.I. Wei. Bactericidal activity of isothiocyanate against pathogens on fresh produce. Journal of Food Protection 63:25-30. 2000.

E.V. Raghubeer, D.C. Patrick, D.F. Farkas, and E.Y. Ting. Evaluation of batch and semicontinuous application of high hydrostatic pressure on foodborne pathogens in salsa. Journal of Food Protection 63:1713-1718. 2000.

W.R. Weissinger, W. Chantarapanont, and L.R. Beuchat. Survival and growth of Salmonella Baildon in shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes, and effectiveness of chlorinated water as a sanitizer. International Journal of Food Microbiology 62:123-131. 2000.

Ait Melloul, A., L. Hassani, and L. Rafouk. Salmonella contamination of vegetables irrigated with untreated wastewater. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 17:207-209. 2001.

S. Bharathi, M.N. Ramesh, and M.C. Varadaraj. Predicting the behavioural pattern of Esherichia coli in minimally processed vegetables. Food Control 12:275-284. 2001.

L.R. Beuchat, L.J. Harris, T.E. Ward, T.M. Kajs. Development of a proposed standard method for assessing the efficacy of fresh produce sanitizers. Journal of Food Protection 64:1103-1109. 2001.

K. Cummings, E. Barrett, J.C. Mohle-Boetani, J.T. Brooks, J. Farrar, T. Hunt et al. A multistate outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Baildon associated with domestic raw tomatoes. Emerging Infectious Diseases 7:1046-1048. 2001.

X. Guo, J. Chen, R.E.Brackett, and L.R. Beuchat. Survival of salmonellae on and in tomato plants from the time of inoculation at flowering and early stages of fruit development through fruit ripening. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67:4760-4764. 2001.

L.J. Harris, L.R. Beuchat, T.M. Kajs, T.E. Ward, and C.H. Taylor. Efficacy and reproducibility of a produce wash in killing Salmonella on the surface of tomatoes assessed by a proposed standard method for produce sanitizers. Journal of Food Protection 64:1477-1482. 2001.

S.L. Jordan, C. Pascual, E. Bracey, and B.M. Mackey. Inactivation and injury of pressure-resistant strains of Escherichia coli O157 and Listeria monocytogenes in fruit juices. Journal of Applied Microbiology 91:463-469. 2001.

J. Lukasik, M.L. Bradley, T.M. Scott, W.-Y. Hsu, S.r. Farrah, and M.L. Tamplin. Elution, detection and quantitation of polio I, bacteriophaes, Salmonella Montevideo, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 from seeded strawberries and tomatoes. Journal of Food Protection 64:292-297. 2001.

K. Pingulkar, A. Karnat, and D. Bongirwar. Microbiological quality of fresh leafy vegetables, salad components and ready-to-eat salads: An evidence of inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes in tomatoes. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 52:15-23. 2001.

A.E.H. Shearer, C.M. Strapp, and R.D. Joerger. Evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction-based system for detection of Salmonella Enteritidis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria spp., and Listeria monocytogenes on fresh fruits and vegetables. Journal of Food Protection 64:788-795. 2001.

K. Takeuchi and J.F. Frank. Expression of red-shifted green fluorescent protein by Escherichia coli O157:H7 as a marker for the detection of cells on fresh produce. Journal of Food Protection 64:298-304. 2001.

M.L. Bari, Y. Inatsu, S. Kawasaki, E. Nazuka, and K. Isshiki. Calcinated calcium killing of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of tomatoes. Journal of Food Protection 65:1706-1711. 2002.

Y. Bashan and L.E. de-Bashan. Protection of tomato seedlings against infection by Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato by using the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68:2637-2643. 2002.

E. Fallik, Z. Ilic, S. Tuvia-Alkalai, A. Copel, and Y. Poleaya. A short hot water rinsing and brushing reduces chilling injury and enhances resistance against Boytrytis cinerea in fresh harvested tomato. Advances in Horticultural Science 16:3-6. 2002.

X. Guo, J. Chen, R.E. Brackett, and L.R. Beuchat. Survival of Salmonella on tomatoes stored at high relative humidity, in soil, and on tomatoes in contact with soil. Journal of Food Protection 65:274-279. 2002.

X. Guo, M.W. van Iersel, J. Chen, R.E. Brackett, L.R. Beuchat. Evidence of association of salmonellae with tomato plants grown hydroponically in inoculated nutrient solution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68:3639-3643. 2002.

S.J. Potts, D.C. Slaughter, and J.F. Thompson. Measuring mold infestation in raw tomato juice. Journal of Food Science 67:321-325. 2002.

A.E.H. Shearer, A.S. Mazzotto, R. Chayute, and D. Gombas. Heat resistance of juice spoilage microorganisms. Journal of Food Protection 65:1271-1275. 2002.

M. Valero, L.A. Hernandez-Herrero, P.S. Fernandez and M.C. Salmeron. Characterization of Bacillus cereus isolates from fresh vegetables and refrigerated minimally processed food by biochemical and physiological tests. Food Microbiology 19:491-499. 2002.

K. Venkitanarayanan, C.-M. Lin, H. Bailey, and M.P. Doyle. Inactivation of Esherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes on apples, oranges, and tomatoes lactic acid with hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Food Protection 65:100-105. 2002.

M.L. Bari, Y. Sabina, S. Isobe, T. Uemura, K. Isshiki. Effectiveness of electrolyzed acidic water in killing Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes on the surfaces of tomatoes. Journal of Food Protection 66:542-548. 2003.

L.R. Beuchat, A.J. Scouten, R.I. Allen, and R.S. Hussey. Potential of a plant-parasitic nematode to facilitate internal contamination of tomato plants by Salmonella. Journal of Food Protection 66:1459-1461. 2003.

M.A. Deza, M. Araujo, and M.J. Garrido. Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of tomatoes by neutral electrolyzed water. Letters in Applied Microbiology 37:482-487. 2003.

A.K. Dunn, A.K. Klimowicz, and J. Handelsman. Use of a promoter trap to identify Bacillus cereus genes regulated by tomato seed exudate and a rhizosphere resident, Pseudomonas aurerofaciens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69:1197-1205. 2003.

W. Quintero-Betancourt, A.L. Gennaccaro, T.M. Scott, and J.B. Rose. Assessment methods for detection of infectious Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in reclaimed effluents. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69:5380-5388. 2003.

B. Eribo and M. Ashenafi. Behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in tomato and tomato products. Food Research International 36:823-830. 2003

M.H. Iturriaga, E.F. Escartin, L.R. Beuchat, and R. Martinez-Peniche. Effect of inoculum size, relative humidity, storage temperature and ripening stage on the attachment of Salmonella Montevideo to tomatoes and tomatillos. Journal of Food Protection. 66:1756-1761. 2003.

N.H. Kwon, S.H. Kim, J.Y. Kim, J.Y. Lim, J.H. Kim, W.K. Jung, et al. Antimicrobial performance of alkaline ionic fluid (GC-100X) and its ability to remove Escherichia coli O157:H7 from the surface of tomatoes. Journal of Food Protection 66:1604-1610. 2003.

R.M. Raiden, S.S. Sumner, J.D. Eifert, and M.D. Pierson. Efficacy of detergents in removing Salmonella and Shigella spp. from the surface of fresh produce. Journal of Food Protection 2210-2215. 2003.

T.V. Suslow, M.P. Oria, L.R. Beuchat, M.E. Garrett, M.E. Parrish, L.J. Harris, J.N. Farber, and F.F. Busta. Production practices as risk factors in microbial food safety of fresh and fresh-cut produce. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 2(supplement):38-77. 2003.

W.N. Wade and L.R. Beuchat. Proteolytic fungi isolated from decayed and damaged tomatoes and implications associated with changes in pericarp pH favorable for survival and growth of foodborne pathogens. Journal of Food Protection 66:911-917. 2003.

W.N. Wade and L.R. Beuchat. Metabiosis of proteolytic moulds and Salmonella in raw, ripe tomatoes. Journal of Applied Microbiology 95:437-450. 2003.

W.N. Wade, R Vaskinnyei, T. Deak, and L.R. Beuchat. Proteolytic yeasts isolated from raw, ripe tomatoes and metabiotic association of Geotrichum candidium with Salmonella. International Journal of Food Microbiology 86:101-111. 2003.

E. Wilhelmsen. A comment on: “Effectiveness of electrolyzed acidic water in killing Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes on the surfaces of tomatoes (J. Food Prot. 66(4):542-548 (2003)). Journal of Food Protection 66(9):1540; author reply 1540. 2003.

K. Yokoigawa, A. Takikawa, Y. Okubo, and S. Umesako. Acid tolerance and gad mRNA levels of Escherichia coli O157:H7 grown in foods. International Journal of Food Microbiology 82:203-211. 2003.

V. Aguado, A.I. Vitas, and I. Garcia-Jalon. Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua from a vegetable processing plant by RAPD and REA. International Journal of Food Microbiology 90:341-347. 2004.

Anonymous. Outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with eating roma tomatoes – United States and Canada. Canadian Communicable Disease Report. 31: 225-228 (November 1). 2004.

L.S. Ibarra-Sanchez, S. Alvarado-Casillas, M.O. Rodriguez-Garcia, N.E. Martinez-Gonzales, and A. Castillo. Internalization of bacterial pathogens in tomatoes and their control by selected chemicals. Journal of Food Protection 67:1353-1358. 2004.